Nisbett

Nisbett is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include Richard E. Nisbett, an American psychologist known for cross-cultural psychology and social cognition research. Nisbett has explored how cultural background shapes cognitive processes, perception, and judgment, and he is best known for arguing that Western and East Asian cultures tend to differ in thinking styles. His work has examined how education, language, and social institutions influence reasoning, categorization, and attribution. The Geography of Thought, published in 2003, is among his best-known books, synthesizing empirical findings on cultural variation in cognition and its implications for education, science, and cross-cultural communication. Nisbett's work has contributed to the broader understanding of how culture interacts with psychology, challenging universalist assumptions about human cognition and informing debates in anthropology, sociology, and policy.